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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The church and the religious system founded by Mary Baker Eddy, emphasizing healing through spiritual means as an important element of Christianity and teaching pure divine goodness as underlying all material reality.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- A system of healing disease of mind and body which teaches that all cause and effect is mental, and that sin, sickness, and death will be destroyed by a full understanding of the Divine Principle of Jesus' teaching and healing. The system was founded by Rev. Mary Baker Glover Eddy, of Concord, N. H., in 1866, and bases its teaching on the Scriptures as understood by its adherents.
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- proper noun religion A
Christian denomination practiced by members of the Church of Christ, Scientist
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- noun religious system based on teachings of Mary Baker Eddy emphasizing spiritual healing
- noun Protestant denomination founded by Mary Baker Eddy in 1866
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Examples
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I called a Christian Science practitioner for ideas on a spiritual approach to the meeting.
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The Holy Ghost she defines as Christian Science; "This Comforter I understand to be Divine Science."
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The Church of Christ, Scientist -- better known as Christian Science -- teaches that medical ills can best be cured through prayer.
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A fine example of this kind of theology is a sect known as Christian Science whose founder, Mary Baker Eddy, died 1910—the same year as James.
Why I am Not a Pantheist (Nor a Panentheist): Metaphysics, Totalization, and the Cosmos By Jonathan Weidenbaum William Harryman 2009
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Mr. Wyckoff's searching analysis of the pretensions, errors, follies, and non-sense of so-called Christian Science should prove as convincing as it is unanswerable.
Modern Religious Cults and Movements Gaius Glenn Atkins 1912
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"Mr. Martin has called a Christian Science healer to see Tommy, who is very ill with diphtheria."
The Faith Doctor A Story of New York Edward Eggleston 1869
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Christian Science, which is based on his teaching, shows that we each have this unbroken link with our Creator because it gives us the scientific certainty that God never created a power capable of separating us from Him.
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Christian Science, which is based on his teaching, shows that we each have this unbroken link with our Creator because it gives us the scientific certainty that God never created a power capable of separating us from Him.
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Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer of the Science of Christ, also known as Christian Science, acknowledged our need for grace as of primary importance in every area of life.
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In " When Spirituality Kills " Houses of Worship, July 8, Mitch Horowitz refers to Christian Science and alludes to its safety.
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